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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2008
Takeo Kowari, Kobe, JP;
Takayoshi Izumi, Kobe, JP;
Takeo Kowari, Kobe, JP;
Takayoshi Izumi, Kobe, JP;
Sysmex Corporation, Kobe-Shi, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is to present a pipette tip supplier which is capable of convey the pipette tip smoothly. The pipette tip suppliercomprises: containerfor containing pipette tips; separatorfor separating pipette tips one by one; transporting sectionfor transporting pipette tips separated by the separator, one by one, to a first position via a second position and for dropping the transported pipette tips from the first position, the pipette tips transported by the transporting sectioncomprising a preceding pipette tip and a following pipette tip transported after the preceding pipette tip; detectorfor detecting the following pipette tip at the second position before the following pipette tip arrives at the first position; and controllerfor controlling the transporting sectionso as to suspend transporting operation when the detectordetects the following pipette tip at the second position.